Whoever is reading this, I wish you enter this journey with an abundance mindset, and I wish you reach all your wildest dreams 🙏💞🌅

@artaris4300

12 күн бұрын

Thank you ❤. I wish you the same 🙏💕

I’m 17 and last year I completed the second half of a novel I originally wrote at 11. This year my task was editing it and I was able to take the word count down by 20k, though it’s still rather massive. Seeing as I’m young, I definitely worry that I won’t be taken seriously or won’t find an agent who appreciates my work’s strange blend of genres. I’ll definitely need to do some research before I query.

@jameswalker6864

Жыл бұрын

1) Don't mention your age unless they ask you. 2) Don't say you wrote half of the novel aged merely 11 (the agent will think the novel is childish, and rightly so). Best of luck!

@arpanamane9996

Жыл бұрын

I’m so happy that you’re getting your haircut I

@arpanamane9996

Жыл бұрын

I’m probably

@arpanamane9996

Жыл бұрын

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@arpanamane9996

Жыл бұрын

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Are you hoping to become published by a major publishing house? Let me know where you are at in your publishing journey!

@petcraz2417

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I am just starting on my journey to publishing my first book (Other than self-publishing.) I did get an offer from a small publishing business but they want me to pay a lot of money and I am not sure if I am willing to take the risk. I keep debating on if I should or should not look into getting an agent or not. What do you suggest?

@metalworks8818

3 жыл бұрын

I sent my manuscript to an indie publisher but my agent wants to send my book to a traditional publisher. I'm not sure if it's the right path. I feel strange because, I want some form of control but I'm not sure I can get that with traditional publishing.

@AlyssaMatesic

3 жыл бұрын

@@metalworks8818 What specifically are you concerned about losing control over? Traditional publishers should have the intention of retaining your creative vision and listening to your concerns/ideas.

@metalworks8818

3 жыл бұрын

I'm new to the publishing world so I don't exactly know the ins and outs yet but thank you. I was concerned about it a little. Its all new for me.

@AR-mu4zq

2 жыл бұрын

So whats not clear in this video is if all agents have access to the big 5 or not. How would an aspiring author know the difference in these agents?

Love the video and the vibe is giving alcoholic serial killer

Thank you so much for this, it was very helpful! I’ve been writing my YA fantasy since February 28, 2020 and finished the first draft on April 5, 2021. I’m now rewriting it. After that I’m going to type it (I’ve only written on paper so far.) I have big dreams for my book and know that if I keep at it, I will make it!!

@R.L.Kramer

Жыл бұрын

How did it go?

@vkc356

Жыл бұрын

@@R.L.Kramer thanks for asking, I’m still rewriting (not on a computer yet). I’ve been so busy with school, and I haven’t gotten to write much but I’m trying really hard to get back into it. 😁

@tibbar1000

Жыл бұрын

What percentage of your viewers will get published if we are all decent writers and follow all of your advice to the letter? Guesses and estimates are gladly accepted and I will do no more than hit the like button if I get an actual number, and will not say a word if someone responds without actually giving a guess.

@gloriakang1743

Жыл бұрын

Wow that's very cool!

@thisisastory232

3 ай бұрын

How is it going?

I’ve been moving through your backlog of videos. Really helpful. Thanks for making these, Alyssa.

I always appreciate videos that answer the question & keep the video short! This was helpful

This was super helpful. Thank you so much. 💕 It's amazing of you to give us this clarity.

@AlyssaMatesic

Жыл бұрын

You're so welcome! Thanks for commenting!

SO HELPFUL, THANK YOU!

Great video, I am a Phd student and planning to start writing my first English thriller novel. So, this video was a great help to have some ideas prior. Thanks and take care.

Great video. Many thanks for a clear and concise overview of traditional publishing. The process you describe is the reason I self-published. Apart for the editing and beta reader process, which is the same for many self-published authors, the idea of having to find and pay an agent deterred me from the trad route. Even if an agent is successful in securing a deal, it could be several months (if not years) before a book sees the light of day. Even the then, authors are still expected to market their book or have a substantial social media presence. The ‘big five’ do very little for first-time authors.

You are absolutely darling, and this was so helpful! Thank you!

@AlyssaMatesic

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Happy to help!

I enjoyed the straight forwardness of how you presented the information and would like your take on the Cozy Mysteries series. I am working on two.

Such good info, thank you!

this helped me so much! thank you!

I saw your comment in the Facebook group. Thanks for the information, this is so helpful! :)

@AlyssaMatesic

3 жыл бұрын

So glad it was helpful!

Thank god that I could find your channel 🥺 it’s very helpful

@AlyssaMatesic

2 жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

Great stuff! Thanks!

Just awesome. I've completed the draft of my (our) novel about my best friend's (Rick Hast) tour in Vietnam, every day of it. For the last 9 1/2 years we've researched, visited Vietnam and interviewed over 90 veterans who served during his tour, reviewed thousands of documents and made countless revisions. We' have had the help of others putting this into a book form. We weren't sure what's next. Your tutorial gives us hope and encouragement to move to the next step. Wishing you the best. Ken Hughes

@ByGodsGrace99

5 ай бұрын

totally random, but when this comes out can you reply to me? Sounds interesting and I respect your life's work on it!

Thank you for your videos!

Great video! 👍🏼

These videos are amazing!

@AlyssaMatesic

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

A professor recommended this video to me (well, us- the class) and I found it so helpful. When you said, "congratulations if you have finished a novel", it was honestly the first time I felt like it was an accomplishment as I am so intimidated by the publishing process. Great video, and I will definitely be watching more and subscribing.

@AlyssaMatesic

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching - so glad you found it helpful! Finishing a novel is definitely a HUGE accomplishment. I know the publishing process can be daunting, but my goal for my channel is to help demystify the industry for emerging authors!

Best video and advice to date.

@AlyssaMatesic

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Hi my name is Cameron and I was looking for the steps to publication. I just want to thank you for the advice you give in this video as I believe it will help me move forward with my goals. To show my thanks, I even give one more thumbs up which should promote your video to others even if it is just in the slightest.

You’re right about the 1st step I have always loved writing books but never finished a full book draft I get bored and start new projects because I always have fresh original idea’s coming out of nowhere 😅

@primadonnagirl3182

Жыл бұрын

I can relate 😂😂😂 I am now determined to finish one

@sugarcubefam

3 ай бұрын

I'm glad I'm not the only one😅😅

Thank you super helpful!

Thank you I have written my first Sci-fi book. It its now at an editor. I am not new to writing having written 100's of television and radio scripts. Also submitted stories for our local Chamber of Commerice. Thanks for your help!

Thank you for your information on getting a book deal. I have a finished historical romance novel set in SW Alberta, Canada in 1898-1899 and am beginning the querying process. Your advice had been most helpful. Gloria Dawn, author

@AlyssaMatesic

Жыл бұрын

Best of luck with querying, Gloria!

Very helpful thank you.

Great insights as always, Alyssa. Your videos have really helped me improve my query letter and approach toward agents. Thank you so much. Keep up the good work and keep the videos coming.

@AlyssaMatesic

3 жыл бұрын

You have no idea how happy that makes me! I'm so glad you've been able to use the advice in your querying journey. Keep me posted on how it goes!

Thank you!

Hey Alyssa, this was helpful. I have my first children’s non-fiction book full finished including editing. I also am near to completing the second in what I plan on being a series. Have you a video or can you make on shedding light on how to get a children’s book publishing deal, specifically if proposing a series. Thanks so much! ☺️

Just found you! Subscribed! Great video! Thanks! Are they still publishing unknown authors? How about authors a bit older (mid 60s)? I look forward to your other videos.

Subscribed. I only just recently finished the novel I'd been working on since 2018 and I really, really hope this video will help me out on the next steps. I've already gone through the Beta Reader stage so I suppose now I gotta approach an agent.

@AlyssaMatesic

Жыл бұрын

Best of luck!

@ravensthatflywiththenightm7319

Жыл бұрын

@@AlyssaMatesic Thank you ❤ As of today I'm still in the middle of making a dream list of agents, but it's surprisingly hard going into twitter blind and I'm still wary of scammers as you warned in other videos. But you know, one step at a time.

Great video and loving the changing backdrops for your sets! Regarding a query letter, if you think you have a really new take on an idea or world setting, is there anything you can do to protect agents or publishers from denying you but taking your idea? Maybe silly to ask, and maybe my idea/setting is bad and not worth taking, but just a little worry of mine.

@AlyssaMatesic

3 жыл бұрын

Totally understand this concern, but rest assured agents or publishers are not out there to steal your ideas. If they were writers, they'd be writing! I have read queries where authors mention copyright and similar concerns, but honestly, that will more likely rub agents the wrong way because it seems like you're assuming they will steal your work, which they won't. Just be sure you're querying reputable agents - most in the US are based in New York City and they should have a public client list with books of theirs that have been published.

Brilliant Alyssa. My Romantic - Novel has been spell checked by me. And. I have rewritten. Chapters. I am a good writer. It runs in my family, but my computer skills are limited I mean very limited. I need my romantic thriller formatted into a polished manuscript, and I have to get a literary agent writing the book was easy for eight years compared to this part, my cousin in L.A. Is a paralegal, she said she would do it, but I wanted someone in the business. It’s very near to my heart. I know there are many flimflam‘s artists out there. Thank you! for the info your beautiful and intelligent. Separated after 30 years of marriage this is a rough time for me. But I have to get this book formatted and out. Thank you very much. Even your name is beautiful Alyssa Majestic would be more fitting! And see, I can’t even locate the subscribe button Lol. Thank you again ..,Anthony D

This was soooo helpful ty! I am about a month away from completing my romance novel!

@AlyssaMatesic

Жыл бұрын

Best of luck with your novel, Janay!

I'm 13 years old and in the process of writing a graphic novel called lovestruck, this is going to help me alot for when I'm going to try and get it published, thanks!

Margie. This will be the high school level reader for the book on trade in the ancient Near East.

thank you for the info, I am definitely looking to be published by a big publishing house.

@AlyssaMatesic

2 жыл бұрын

Best of luck!

This was very useful I am just starting my career and want to go far with it...thank you for the info

@AlyssaMatesic

11 ай бұрын

So glad you found it helpful. Good luck with your writing and publishing career!

@diegomelendez9918

11 ай бұрын

@@AlyssaMatesic thank you

Great videos

Thank you for this

@AlyssaMatesic

2 жыл бұрын

No problem 😊

Great job kiddo. Like the bar in the back of the shot because we all know a couple cocktails really helps when going up the rabbit hole of publishing a novel. Eric stephen bocks Self published author of wingover Wendover series and who would I be without you children's book. Thanks for the over view. e.

Thanks very much.

I've got a New York times best seller, a congressional/white house/food market paradigm changer. Its been working itself out in my head for the last 10 years. Now I want to write it.

So I’m 60% done with my first novel, which is a more in depth version of a comic book series that I’ve already gotten published. So you video was extremely helpful for how I should go about getting the novel out there.

@myheartspoke518

Ай бұрын

Hi! Did you finish? I would love to read it!!

Thanks girl❤

I was hired to move semis rapidly in and out of an assembly plant. During long hours of waiting. I started typing on my phone. Before the job ended I had a novel, a short story and a half finished children's book. I've been considering retirement. I believe that I will need a project. I think getting these published could be that project. I probably should get working on it. The novel is basically a history of the next several hundred years. I wrote it in 2016 Unfortunately the covid thing happened before I thought it would. It was interesting at that time. When it happened in real life, I lost a chapter of my book.

Nice drinks station! I'm working on my second draft of a 150K (hoping to get that down by about 20%!) fantasy novel. I'm definitely waiting until after this read-through/redraft before sending it off to beta-readers. So I'm sort of mixing up 2 and 3 on your advice here. One question: when you said 'pages' to be sent with the query letter, would you recommend sending excerpts from different parts or perspectives in the novel, to give a broad overview of what to expect, or is it better just to send the first 10 pages? This video was great, thank you!

@AlyssaMatesic

3 жыл бұрын

Congrats! Always send the first 10 pages. The agent wants to see how you open the novel and if it hooks their interest. Sending excerpts from different parts of the novel will be disorienting because they haven't read the full manuscript, so it will be tough for them to assess.

I've been querying agents and revising for more than three years.

Hi Alyssa.I have one complete science fiction novel, I'm working on others. I have contacted one agent (with whom I had a family connection) and been rejected. I was very disappointed, and I don't believe she even read the book.Her advice was to read more, always good advice but truly a stock answer. I learned a lot from your video and I hope you can help with some contact info for agents who can handle cyber-punk ( or at least direct me to resources that would help). I look forward to your reply.

Thank you for the video. I'm only 8 chapters in but I've had the idea in my head for almost 20 years! I so glad I waited becasuse it's a big reflection my life since and I'm trying to keep a chapter a week progress going.

@AlyssaMatesic

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Why do you need an agent? What do they bring to the table? I wonder why we just can’t submit to the publisher by ourselves.

Thank you, my dear. Do you have any advice on the process of the publication of graphic novels? I'm currently working on one.

I would love to see a video on your opinion of how getting an agent and getting published is going to be affected by the new merger. The big 5 being widled down to the big 4 is making a lot of people nervous, especially considering what is happening with YA right now.

@AlyssaMatesic

3 жыл бұрын

This is a great idea - the news shocked me! There's rightfully a lot of concern in the industry, so it's definitely worth discussing more. Thanks so much!

@KammiLutz

3 жыл бұрын

@@AlyssaMatesic You're welcome. I think it will be answering a lot of people's questions and concerns right now. There's also the fact that YA is being considerably culled. The two of those together is leading to lots of concerns. I can't wait to see your response video. Alexa Donne did a video on YA dying and I did a response video, but no one is really talking about the impact of the big 5 becoming the big 4. I'd love your thoughts YA too if that's in your wheelhouse.

THANKS

The Power Five? Where have I heard that before? It rings a bell.

Your video was very clear and sensible. I self published a book of short stories. Can this be submitted to an agent? Also, it is a book of short stories, mostly fiction. Are there agents that specialize in short stories? I am not O Henry but I do think my work could be of interest to an agent interested in short stores.

Thanks

After over 3 years I finally finished my novel and have had friends and family read it. I was terrified it was really bad but I've only received great feedback, even from people I assumed would tear it apart and be overly critical. I honestly never expected it to be good enough to get published but everyone keeps telling me I would be a fool not to try. I have absolutely no idea how to though so 8 thank you for this video.

@rizztraininghamster

7 ай бұрын

did you publish it? or maybe you have any copy of it? I read Korean and Chinese novels sometimes and could give an honest feedback from a not interested person (if it's not too long, like 1000+pages)

@Auxik

7 ай бұрын

@@rizztraininghamster it's 110k words. Currently submitting Query letters to literary agents but haven't heard back yet from anyone. It's been a few weeks but I'm sure the holidays are crazy.

@rizztraininghamster

7 ай бұрын

@@Auxik mind to share with me? I could find some time until 2024 to read it. Also some ppl are saying if you want to reach the needed people from entertaining industry much faster you need to find an intermediary who knows the right people. Idk if it's true but you could give it a try

@perlapamela2023

6 ай бұрын

hi did you hear back from anyone?@@Auxik

Bottom line: you are not going to get a decent agent, let alone a Big Four publisher. You will never get responses more than the automatically generated kind, if you get a response at all. You will spend years working at this to never get lucky. This is less like fishing than it is like gold panning. Move tons if earth, sift, repeat. Only a tiny number of people will ever find nuggets and dust enough to cover expenses.

I would like to know more about the pitch or the hook

Is there a way to protect your books copywrite/ ideas during this process?

Im writing the final draft of my book. Im extremely scared about publishing it because I've never done anything like this before. My family isn't into this stuff and they have no expierence , and I don't have any friends. So I'm the only person I know who wants to be an author.

Hi Alyssa, hope that you are well? Thank you for connecting with me over on Facebook currently at the moment I have written five manuscripts and am currently working on my sixth in a science fiction series that I have created aimed at Young adults and beyond. I would really like to know where I can find agents, please and also learn more about writing a decent query letter.

@AlyssaMatesic

3 жыл бұрын

Great! I have videos covering both of those topics: Top 5 Elements of a Successful Query Letter: kzread.info/dash/bejne/oJpnpLR8e9TfYNI.html What Do Literary Agents Look for in Writers? kzread.info/dash/bejne/am2WzsycaL3HZaw.html Why Agents Rejected Your Book kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZqiT0LCHppbgdcY.html Best of luck on your querying journey!

You have a lit ass liquor collection behind you.....wildn

I am a novice in publishing. I am in my country. It is difficult for my country to publish my writing, because only famous people are eligible to publish in my country. To put it bluntly, people who are not distinguished in my country are not worthy of writing and publishing. So I thought about foreign countries. But I have not published my first book yet. I am eager.

@nerdgeekcosplay909

2 жыл бұрын

Which country ?

hello, I just stump up on your videos and love how you explain the topic clearly. I'm writing a book and the first draft is complete but the issue is I'm from Pakistan and I don't know how to commute with a Literature agent abroad. My biggest fear is to run into a scam and get my story copied. I would really appreciate it if you replay my query

@AlyssaMatesic

2 жыл бұрын

If you check out my website, you can sign up for a free quote on a query letter assessment! I also have a video talking about getting published internationally here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/fWaJla1_iLfRds4.html Best of luck!

@rehmatullahshahid2294

2 жыл бұрын

@@AlyssaMatesic Thank you for your reply I'll surely check out your website.

Hi Alyssa, I am about halfway through with my novel and was wondering if you do editorial assessments? If so, what are your rates?

@AlyssaMatesic

Жыл бұрын

I do offer editorial assessments--I have them listed here: www.alyssamatesic.com/professional-book-editing-services

Hello good evening ,I was wondering do you need a patent to have a book trustfully reviewed and or before publication.thank you please respond soonest 😁.

Great information! I’ve always had a question though? I write books on Wattpad and I always simply use nice pictures of people I find on Pinterest for my book covers. How does that work when officially publishing a book? I’m thinking it might be different, like I can’t just use random people’s pictures. Can I get in trouble?

@AlyssaMatesic

2 жыл бұрын

If you're traditionally publishing, then the design team at the publishing house will handle sourcing images/securing rights for using them! You can make suggestions as well, but ultimately those images have to be legally processed so that your book can be released without issue. If you're self-publishing, you'll have to secure those rights yourself--but there are many resources out there for finding/purchasing images for books!

Hi, I would like to book a consultation with you about getting my book published.

I'm querying currently but losing a little heart finding out it can take months to years to get an agent

Thanks you for the publishing process insights. I am a poor disabled lgtqia writer (poetry, novella, novel series) on Amazon and would like to go be a traditional writer for the young adult literary agencies. How do I begin the poetic novel agent fishing as as a content fictional male white author?

Thank you. What I find is I get discouraged. It’s hard to press on.

Yes , my granddaughter has made a children's book and it was very cleaver . I was hoping to find someone that may be able to help her publish her book to help her enter college possably .

I am a children’s picture book author in the inspiring genre of books. Where would I find an agent in that arena?

please i need help to find where i can publish my book actually now I am done with the editing

Am new to writing and am told i have some talent. currently writing my first novel and i would love to have friends(beta readers) from the comments section. am writing my first book "ILLUSION'S GAME" and we can be each others "beta friend".

That's a lot of Alcohol behind you

How can I get someone to help write my book? I have so many things to say, so many experiences I’ve had, but I have trouble organizing it all

I was wondering do the big 5 consider short stories as full books and do they actually make offers on those style books.

@AlyssaMatesic

2 жыл бұрын

There are short story collections published as books, but the editors at the Big 5 tend to prefer working with novels. Thanks for commenting :)

My kids books I have let people read and say their good and like dr suess in some ways but he’s my favorite kids author. I have never done nothing with them but cfp accepted one and Idk what to do but try them for 1st book! Some say kids books do good through them! I have more books that I have done. Would u know what’s best for me to do to contact the big companies that would fit my books!!

What if I’m the writer and the editor? Do i need to hire another editor from the big publishers to re edit my book? My book is a poetry collection, not a novel

If I complete my book, do I have to use my actual name or can I use an Alias?

Can you read my manuscript? How can I find an agency?

If im sending my book to a publishing company arent I the publisher on the isbn application?

Should your query letter spoil the story to give a more thorough explanation of the story, or should it be more like writing to the audience for your novel?

Can I turn to a Powerhouse Publishing Company to possibly taking my 2 books that I have already published? I have one of the books that I will be turning into a feature film and working on the 3rd book.

@bigdog4166

Жыл бұрын

Whats the book/film?

I just completed a sci-fi, crime noir in 3 months. Currently half way through the first revision. I didn’t know about agents, so thank you very much for that.

@AlyssaMatesic

5 ай бұрын

Glad I could help! Congrats on finishing your draft and good luck with revisions!

The agent system is a sewer of antitrust and antimonopoly violations. Saw a feature once about writers from all over world trying to break in. The one from Sweden said, "Because I'm Swedish, I have the choice of having an agent or of submitting directly to the publisher." I have a serious question here, and I would like someone to answer it. What is wrong with me because I am an American that makes me unfit to submit my own work directly to the publisher? I would be willing to take a standard contract at this stage, if there was such a thing. Unfortunately, there is not a writer's union, and therefore no such thing as a legally defined standard contract which the publishers are legally bound to if they represent their offer as a standard contract. This is a serious issue. The agent system in Hollywood exists as a consequence of a labor agreement between the Writer's Guild and the Producer's Guild. The NFL draft exists as a consequence of a labor agreement between the NFL Player's Association and the team owners. There is considerable opinion that, absent an NFL labor agreement, the NFL draft would be found illegal by the court system. Many things that would be illegal otherwise are legal if they exist within the context of a labor agreement. I have never heard of the publishing industry having an antitrust exemption. I recently completed a master's degree in English literature at a state college in California. Along the way, I discussed this same issue with the director of the writing program. He has had books published and knows many people in the industry. He told me that agents and editors have manuscripts up to the ceiling even in the age electronic submission, and that there has to be some way of controlling the flow of submissions. My attitude is that this is their problem, not mine. The fact that they have a huge flow of submissions to manage does not license them to violate my rights under antitrust law and the 14th Amendment, the latter being the legal authority under which antitrust law were passed in the first place. Of course, the issue always is, the people who have the money to finance legal action do not have the need to bring it, and the people who need to bring it do not have the money to finance it. Someone might want to know also that the Hollywood agent system has a back door in it that few people are aware of, if any. One becomes an agent by signing the basic agreement between the Writer's Guild and the Producer's Guild. There is no accreditation process beyond that. What this means is that someone, theoretically, could sign the basic agreement and thereby become agent. As an agent, they could represent their own work. No analogue exists in the publishing industry. Not that I know of, meaning that there is no formal process by which someone becomes an accredited literary agent, and, actually, no such thing as an accredited agent. For another thing, access to the submission process goes through junior readers almost all of whom are graduates of a few select universities. Many of them are young enough that, when they need to see the doctor, they return to their pediatrician. Almost all of them have ambitions to become a senior agent or a book editor, but maybe only one in 50 will ever reach that goal. Do you think that any of these are ever going to take a risk for you if you are not from one of the hot groups the industry is seeking? Sorry, but advocating for one of the wrong people is good way to make yourself suspect and end your career before it starts. Creating favored and disfavored groups or business categories and retaliating against persons who do business with these is one of the defined forms of antitrust violation. So is a vertical integration business model. The publishing industry is not a single entity, but it is a cartel which operates on a vertical integration model unifying submission of work, publishing, distribution and marketing.

I'm 16 now and on my way to write my second book. I'm going to publish it on Bloomsbury India. Is it possible for me to do so? I have no experience with publishing a renowned house. What should be my action?

Alyssa are agents obligated to keep material confidential? Material in a manuscript I am working on is certainly newsworthy, and I am concerned, it would be leaked prior to the publishing of a book.

I wonder if anyone could point me in the right direction. I have written a series of short stories but I have no technical ability. How can I prepare them for other people to read? I believe I have to organise them on the Internet with a watermark to copyright them, I don’t know what I’m doing. I would really appreciate some help. 💕

I have a question. Once you get your book published and you write your next one, do publishers or agents provide beta readers as well?

@AlyssaMatesic

3 жыл бұрын

Your agent and your editor at the publishing house will thoroughly read and critique your manuscript - typically several drafts. And in many cases they also will circulate the manuscript among their team for feedback, which they'll then pass along to you.

@rowan7929

3 жыл бұрын

@@AlyssaMatesic Thank you. Good to know.

I have a question, how much percentage commission these agents will demand from you? And also is there anyway to publish your fiction novel to any publisher (regardless of its one of the big 5 or any small publishing companies) directly by sending it to them through email without going through an agent?

@AlyssaMatesic

2 жыл бұрын

Industry standard for agent commission is 15%. And while some publishers accept unagented manuscript submissions, most if not all of the Big Five imprints do ask for literary agent representation. Hope this helps!

I’m Artis Holder author of 2023 book Whites Only In America. I received a positive Kirkus Review on May 9, 2023. How can I get my Kirkus Star in the hands of the Big 5

Do you still do editing for books? Im close to completing my first draft and dont really know where to go from here

@AlyssaMatesic

Жыл бұрын

Hi there! Yes, I am a developmental book editor. You can learn more about my services at my website: www.alyssamatesic.com/ I also have a few different videos on my channel about common mistakes and tips for editing a first draft. Here's one you might find helpful: kzread.info/dash/bejne/oJqnqcl8grXLfqg.html Congrats on getting to the end of your first draft!